Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information

[Nick Papageorgio]

Thanks Bob! I went out and checked it and the throttle adjustment was cranked all the way up. I backed it off most of the way, like you said, and dropped the idle down till it sounded "normal". It was idling VERY high. Thanks again!

[Bobthebobber]

there it is , a chrome forward facing air intake (poor mans air ram) , air ram only works if filters an open top like stock filter , mine used a radiator hose Attachment 12885

Stock filter has a female connection as does radiator hose. Did you use a male connector between the hose and the filter?

[jeperezjr1371]

Hey guys this is a sweet forum! I don't have a DF250 yet but should be getting one in the next couple of months! It will be my first bike! Tomorrow I am going to my local scooter store to see if I can purchase one here in town! I'm in Wilmington North Carolina and hoping I can get it legal here, cause this bike is sooo awesome! Thanks guys!

[GonzoX]

Hey guys this is a sweet forum! I don't have a DF250 yet but should be getting one in the next couple of months! It will be my first bike! Tomorrow I am going to my local scooter store to see if I can purchase one here in town! I'm in Wilmington North Carolina and hoping I can get it legal here, cause this bike is sooo awesome! Thanks guys!

Congrats jeperzjr!

I can attest that this absolutely IS a good FIRST bike. It's light, inexpensive, cool looking and easy to work on and no matter what anybody says, all bikes will have issues. You might as well learn from this one.

[GonzoX]

Pushrod, my chain was too tight as well. Im a newb but been told that a half inch of slack is what you want. That's what I did. But after you do that your chain will start to break in after a few months and you will need to adjust it tighter again.

The FIRST thing I would tell anyone buying this bike is...dont leave it in the elements unless you like using rust remover. Wish I made room in my garage when I first bought her. Just food for thought. And dont just oil the chain, oil the wheel spokes. They will be the first to rust in normal rain.

Oil change I would do first 400-600 miles. Sadly I am lazy and have yet to do this. Probably do that next weekend. Lots of other RL stuff that needs my attention as well so I have been neglecting chopstick (My DF250).

You guys with the B model, I envy you. Better tank etc. Wish I had the B model but my 2010 DF is a work in progress and it's paid for so Im investing slowly in it until I can afford a bigger bike which will be probably two years from now LOL.

In the mean time this bike works and is affordable so Im not complaining. Go look at the prices of used Harleys and even Yamahas and you will go back home and see your Chicom bike in a different and more possitive light.

[axa]

Ive done a mess of small mods mainly things that need to be fabricated, but i thought id show a few.
first i wanted to get a real horn and find the best place to put it...
second if having the 2012 B springer, i figured if its such a hard ride i might as well show off the springs, so the head light and speedometer had to be moved.
third, when moving the speedometer, i wanted to balance it out with a new tachometer...
unfortunately when ordering i didn't notice how damn small it was... perhaps ill upgrade later...

new dual hi/low horn and new headlight mounts:
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installed horns:
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all together:
note the headlight lowered and gages set aside to expose the springs.
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and lets not forget the new levers:
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and sweet fender chop:

[axa]

This forum picture manager is broken... that last pic in my last post is obviously not the fender chop, and i cant remove delete or manipulate it otherwise...
here is the real fender chop:

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forgot to take some pics of the repaint job...
still flat black, its such a baaaad color...

[barnone]

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Me riding the Dragon on Sunday.

[barnone]

axa,
You are the king of the modders. Looking sweet.
How about a profile photo of your DF so I can get the full effects of your mods.

[axa]

axa,
You are the king of the modders. Looking sweet.
How about a profile photo of your DF so I can get the full effects of your mods.

Yes I should post a completed pic on my profile, and i will...
Well thanks, thats quite a complement coming from the creator himself.
But i cannot take the throne as king; you missed it but there were a couple of guys 6 to 8 months ago with too much time on their hands who used ebay to replace and chrome out nearly everything...

I'm just trying to make due with what i have lying around in my metal shop or from my old bike.
But I've just fell in love with this headlight, I think it would go nicely upside down on that new headlight mount...

Ultimately, as inadvisable it is, my plan is to fabricate a jockey shifter possibly an accompanying suicide clutch. Truth is i dont ride much, and sort of justified getting a bike that needs maintenance, to help justification to my mill and lathe...

Oh ya... and i will some sort of forced air ram. i just have to squeeze out any power where possible.